Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Bhutan

Bhutan: Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities was 49.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
49.48
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
89th
of 150 countries
All-time high
49.48
in 2024
All-time low
38.16
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Bhutan, 2000–2024

010203040502000201220242000: 38.22001: 38.32002: 39.92003: 40.72004: 41.62005: 42.42006: 43.12007: 43.92008: 44.62009: 45.12010: 45.52011: 45.82012: 46.12013: 46.42014: 46.72015: 472016: 47.22017: 47.52018: 47.72019: 47.92020: 482021: 48.22022: 48.62023: 49.12024: 49.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Bhutan stood at 49.48. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Bhutan peaked at 49.48 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.16, in 2000.

Bhutan ranks 89th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Bhutan, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 38.16
2001 38.28 +0.3%
2002 39.88 +4.2%
2003 40.72 +2.1%
2004 41.55 +2.0%
2005 42.36 +2.0%
2006 43.13 +1.8%
2007 43.89 +1.8%
2008 44.64 +1.7%
2009 45.11 +1.0%
2010 45.47 +0.8%
2011 45.8 +0.7%
2012 46.12 +0.7%
2013 46.43 +0.7%
2014 46.71 +0.6%
2015 46.97 +0.6%
2016 47.22 +0.5%
2017 47.45 +0.5%
2018 47.67 +0.5%
2019 47.87 +0.4%
2020 48.05 +0.4%
2021 48.21 +0.3%
2022 48.62 +0.9%
2023 49.05 +0.9%
2024 49.48 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.77 38.16 45.11 10
2010s 46.77 45.47 47.87 10
2020s 48.68 48.05 49.48 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 86 Cambodia 51.6 compare
  2. 87 Iraq 50.9 compare
  3. 88 Montenegro 50.87 compare
  4. 90 Comoros 49.36 compare
  5. 91 Ecuador 49.29 compare
  6. 92 Argentina 48.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Bhutan?
Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities in Bhutan was 49.48 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 49.48 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to sanitation facilities recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 38.16 in 2000.
How does Bhutan rank for share of the population with access to sanitation facilities?
Bhutan ranks 89th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population with access to sanitation facilities rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of the population with access to sanitation facilities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,667 data points, 2000–2024
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